[Avodah] Classifying Mitvzos was: Sukkah on Shabbos

David Riceman driceman at att.net
Thu Oct 8 07:15:04 PDT 2009


Micha Berger wrote:
> The se'udos are deOraisa, based on "ikhluhu hayom ki
> Shabbos hayom..." (Shemos 16, quoted at the bottom of Shabbos 117b).
The Rambam classifies them as "midivrei sofrim v'hem mforashim al ydei 
han'vi'im" (H. Shabbos 30:1,9).  That's one of many examples where the 
Rambam's classification of mitzvos seems less complex than what Hazal 
had in mind.  Ibn Ezra wrote a monograph on this subject (Yesod Mora), 
but I've never seen a serious attempt to analyze the opinions of Hazal 
on this.  Has anyone seen anything about this?

David Riceman



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